Alexi Lalas Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2006, he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
• During his time at Rutgers University, he won the Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club Award for being the top Division I soccer player
• Started playing soccer when he was 11, and was named the 1987 Michigan High School Player of the Year during his senior year of high school
• Known for his skill as a defender in American soccer
• In 2009, he joined ESPN as a soccer studio analyst
• In 2000, he was the lead singer and guitarist for a band called Nectar Drop
• Was the captain of his high school state championship hockey team